Leaders of the House of Representatives raised serious issues on the credibility of the Octa Research Group as they sought a congressional inquiry into the its “qualifications, methodologies, partnerships and composition”.
Leaders of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, August 4 raised serious issues on the credibility of the Octa Research Group as they sought a congressional inquiry into the its “qualifications, methodologies, partnerships and composition”.Octa Research, which has demonstrated consistency in making accurate projections about the COVID-19 situation in the country, has welcomed the move of lawmakers.
HR 2075 is authored by Deputy Speakers Bernadette Herrera , Sharon Garin and Kristine Singson Meehan ; Deputy Majority Leader Jesus “Bong” Suntay and Deputy Minority Leader Stella Luz Quimbo . He explained that the congressional inquiry is vital as the country continues to struggle against the effects of the pandemic. There is a need to determine whether or not Octa Research’s publicly announced projects has been helping address the problem as it “in a way influences” how people and in certain instances, government react .
Respected infectious disease expert Dr. Edsel Salvana has said: “The main problem with OCTA’s case projection model is that it is based on cases reported in the last two weeks.”
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